Spells (35e)

Name
Detect Secret Doors
Blurb
Reveals hidden doors within 60 ft.
School
Divination
Subschool
Descriptors
Level
Brd 1, Knowledge 1, Sor/Wiz 1
Components
V, S
Casting Time
1 action
Range
60 ft.
Target
Effect
Area
Quarter circle emanating from the character to the extreme of the range
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute/level (D)
Saving Throw
None
Spell Resistance
No
XPCost
Focus
Material Components
Description

The character can detect secret doors, compartments, caches, and so forth. Only passages, doors, or openings that have been specifically constructed to escape detection are detected by this spell—an ordinary trapdoor underneath a pile of crates would not be detected. The amount of information revealed depends on how long the character studies a particular area or subject:

1st Round: Presence or absence of secret doors.

2nd Round: Number of secret doors and the location of each. If an aura is outside the character's line of sight, then the character discerns its direction but not its exact location.

Each Additional Round: The mechanism or trigger for one particular secret portal closely examined by the character.

Note: Each round, the character can turn to detect things in a new area. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it.